Is corruption the biggest threat to India’s future?
Experts discuss whether corruption remains the primary threat to India's future, noting that digitalization has not eliminated systemic graft. The conversation highlights how technology can sometimes create new barriers for the marginalized rather than increasing transparency.
Why it matters
It challenges the narrative that digital transformation is a panacea for systemic corruption in developing economies.
C orruption has shaped elections, toppled governments, and sparked some of the biggest public protests in independent India. With digitalisation and the Right to Information (RTI) Act, citizens were promised greater transparency. Yet has India actually become less corrupt?
This question has become pertinent as thousands of students hold protests seeking accountability after the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) paper was leaked earlier this year. Their campaign has revived memories of the India Against Corruption movement that galvanised the country more than a decade ago.
Is corruption the biggest threat to India’s future? Shailesh Gandhi and Anjali Bhardwaj discuss the question in a conversation moderated by Nivedita Varadarajan .
For many, corruption is paying a bribe to get a service delivered. Has digitalisation helped reduce such petty corruption?
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